Senior Consultant – Child Lens Investing Communication Strategy, Private Fund Rasing and Partnerships, Helsinki, Finland

Contract Duration – 6 months

Working arrangement: Hybrid arrangement, with the assignment based at the UNICEF Innovative Finance Hub in Helsinki and part of the work undertaken remotely.

UNICEF works in over 190 countries and territories to save children’s lives, defend their rights, and help them fulfill their potential, from early childhood through adolescence.

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We offer
our staff diverse opportunities for professional and personal development that will help them reinforce a sense of purpose while serving children and communities across the world. We welcome everyone who wants to belong and grow in a diverse and passionate culture, coupled with an attractive compensation and benefits package.

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

UNICEF’s Innovative Finance Hub works to develop financing solutions that accelerate progress for children and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With a global mandate, the Hub brings together innovation, partnerships and investment expertise to address a critical challenge: despite a global SDG financing gap exceeding USD 4 trillion, children remain largely overlooked in investment decision-making. While companies and investors have significant impacts on children’s lives through products, employment, communities and environmental practices, child rights considerations are rarely integrated into investment strategies. This assignment will support UNICEF’s efforts to mobilize capital, strengthen child-focused finance approaches, and promote investment practices that better advance child rights and development outcomes.

If you would like to know more about this consultancy on the detailed deliverables and expected outcomes, please review the complete Terms of Reference here: TMC0007724

Minimum

requirements:

Education:
Master’s
- Advanced university degree in communications, public relations, marketing, international development, sustainable finance, economics, business, public policy or a related field. Work

Experience:
At least eight years of relevant professional experience in strategic communications, advocacy, stakeholder engagement, partnership development, thought leadership, sustainable finance, impact investing or a related field. Demonstrated experience developing communications strategies for complex or emerging issues and engaging senior financial-sector stakeholders, investors, policymakers and/or regulators. Skills: Strong understanding of sustainable finance, impact investing, ESG and/or responsible investment; proven ability to translate technical material into compelling narratives and communication products; strong writing and analytical skills; experience in media engagement, digital communications and internal communications; ability to work effectively across cultures and geographies. Language

Requirements:
Fluency in English is required. Proficiency in Finnish is an important asset. Knowledge of another official UN language is an asset. Desirables:

Experience with children’s rights, international development, innovative or blended finance, climate finance, social impact measurement, investor engagement, financial-sector policy and regulation, and/or UN/UNICEF communications and advocacy.

For every Child, you demonstrate...

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